Book contents
- Recycling the Roman Villa
- Recycling the Roman Villa
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two Valuable Villa Architecture
- Three Villa Decline and Material Salvage
- Four Materials Organization and Stockpiling for Recycling
- Five Material Reprocessing at Villas
- Six Economics of Villa Recycling
- Seven Post-Roman Ownership and Legacy of Villas in the Western Provinces
- Eight Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Book contents
- Recycling the Roman Villa
- Recycling the Roman Villa
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two Valuable Villa Architecture
- Three Villa Decline and Material Salvage
- Four Materials Organization and Stockpiling for Recycling
- Five Material Reprocessing at Villas
- Six Economics of Villa Recycling
- Seven Post-Roman Ownership and Legacy of Villas in the Western Provinces
- Eight Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This concluding section emphasizes that in late antiquity, materials held monetary value that was higher than their use-value and this value was capitalized upon by landowners and groups of specialized professionals involved in recycling. Furthermore, villas were ideally positioned for the movement of materials within local networks, which ultimately preserved the manufactured value of architectural glass, metals, and stone.
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- Recycling the Roman VillaMaterial Salvage and the Medieval Circular Economy, pp. 218 - 224Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024